UConn football future opponents: Week 5

Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesUConn scored the game’s first 17 points on Saturday, but Utah State came right back and won the game. The Huskies showed some great fight, but a blocked PAT at the end sealed the Huskies’ fate as they fell to 0-5 on the season.

Here’s how their upcoming opponents fared on Saturday.

Rice (3-2) - Oct. 7

Rice won its first American Athletic Conference game on Saturday night, taking down ECU 24-17 with a late 44-yard touchdown pass by JT Daniels serving as the game-winning points. The Owls’ offense flustered through most of the night, with just 277 yards and 14 first downs, but after the Pirates scored the first points, Rice scored 10 unanswered…